Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France by Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Darabont, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Frank Darabont awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fright Meter Awards | Winner Fright Meter Award | Best Director (Frank Darabont) | The Mist |
| 2001 | Mainichi Film Concours | Winner Readers' Choice Award | Best Foreign Language Film (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Winner Critics Choice Award | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Frank Darabont) | The Mist |
| 2007 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Movie (Frank Darabont) | The Mist |
| 2001 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Nebula Award | Best Script (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Picture (David Valdes, Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Directors Guild of America, USA | Nominee DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee SEFCA Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 2000 | USC Scripter Award | Nominee USC Scripter Award | (Stephen King, Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 1999 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Adapted Screenplay (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 1999 | Bram Stoker Awards | Nominee Bram Stoker Award | Screenplay (Frank Darabont) | The Green Mile |
| 1995 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Steph Lady, Frank Darabont) | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
| 1994 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Nominee Chainsaw Award | Best Screenplay (Steph Lady, Frank Darabont) | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
| 1991 | Writers Guild of America, USA | Nominee WGA Award (TV) | Anthology Episode/Single Program (Frank Darabont) | Tales from the Crypt |
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